News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today that RACHEL E. LIPPS age 38, of Slidell, LA was charged on Friday, July 19, 2019 in an indictment for wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343 and aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Adan Ayala, 46, Olivehurst, California, pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 13 years in federal prison for attempting to distribute methamphetamine.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, July 24-"What's on Your Bucket List for Horticulture" is the title of Mary Hockenberry Meyer's 2019 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Benjamin Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture, being presented at the American Society for Horticultural Science's annual meeting on Wednesday, July 24 in Las Vegas.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Pat Roberts (R-KS), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) to address the shortage of agricultural inspectors at the nation’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 23, 2019 a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against Cort W. Davis (age: 31) of Rochester, New York.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents and personnel from Cleveland, San Diego, and Vermont were recognized July 19 by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) at its annual U.S. Interdiction Coordinator (USIC) Award Ceremony.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Melanie Lyn Outen, Ted Alexander Voss, and Michael Dean Smith, all of Petersburg, West Virginia, have admitted to their roles in a fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Chief Deputy Anthony “Tony" Bean, 59, and Sergeant Anthony “T.J." Bean, 29, of the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for using excessive force against arrestees, announced U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee J. Douglas Overbey, Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, and FBI-Knoxville Special Agent in Charge Troy A. Sowers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sergiy Bezrukov, a/k/a Thomas Paris, a/k/a Chris Riley, a/k/a John Butler, 35, of Salamanca, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, was sentenced to serve 66 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $1,230,840.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Nashaan Howard, age 34, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his involvement in a heroin distribution ring that operated in Schenectady County.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore is pleased to announce the next installment of Evening at the Cape programming on Thursday, August 8, Friday, August 9, and Saturday, August 10. The twilight Ranger-led excursions feature a ferry ride at dusk, and a chance to take in the view from the Cape Lookout Lighthouse around sunset.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Anthony Weber, 36, of Grand Island, NY, who was convicted of attempted receipt of child pornography, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to serve 75 months in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the results of the July 2019 Federal Grand Jury.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: MADISON, Wis. - Brian M. McKnight, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's Chicago Field Division, and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Adan Ayala, 46, of Olivehurst, California, pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 13 years in federal prison for attempting to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina -- The United States Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the Columbia Police Department (CPD) and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), will unveil the latest effort to reduce and prevent violent gun crimes in the City of Columbia and Richland County.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia will host a D.C. Hate-Bias Crimes Task Force meeting today, at the Frank D. Reeves Center. The meeting will provide an opportunity for the community to come together to discuss hate-bias crimes in the District and share strategies for addressing such crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to transporting a minor for prostitution.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Tumacácori National Historical Park is now accepting submissions to the 2019 Art in the Park online exhibit. Art in the Park is an exciting program connecting artists with Tumacácori National Historical Park and digital visitors all over the globe. During the runup to the anniversary of the park’s founding on September 15th, Tumacácori will host an online exhibit of original artwork, and feature artwork on social media platforms.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Katmai National Park’s highly anticipated Bears of Brooks River 2019 e-book is now available for download. The “bear book" aims to help park visitors and fans of the explore.org Brown Bear Cams ’ live feeds identify specific bears frequently seen at Brooks Camp. Knowing the life stories of individual bears gives park visitors and webcam viewers a much richer appreciation for and understanding of the behaviors they observe - and the ursine dramas those behaviors represent.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that on Friday, July 19, 2019 a federal grand jury charged LARRY GREEN, age 36, of Hammond, LA, in an indictment for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)...
